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Telangana- Agitation, Politics or Denial?

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Union home secretary G K Pillai hinted that Hyderabad will be the capital of Telangana, the proposed state to be cut out of the state of Andhra Pradesh. “Hyderabad, I think, will always be the capital of Telangana, Pillai stated at a press meet today. This statement comes a day after atleast 130 MPs have [...]

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Legalize Prostitution- Supreme Court

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In a historic moment of India’s history of controversial amendments or suggestions for the previous laws, the Supreme Court today asked the government to legalize prostitution in order to monitor and thus avoid trafficking of women and providing alternative means for such women’s future. Justices Dalveer Bhandari and AK Patnaik told Solicitor-General Gopal Subramaniam that [...]

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Adieu to Bajaj Scooters

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Farewell, thou worthy mates! Yes, it seems like “Hamaara Bajaj” to looking up to motocycles now. Bajaj will not produce any more scooters from now and has decided to concentrate upon developing their bike ranges. “We want to become a motorcycle specialist and do not want to distract ourselves by scooters and mopeds… we cannot [...]

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TOP500 Enlists World’s Fastest Computers

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Top500, the Supercomputer Site, as its tagline goes, has just released the names of the top 10 fastest computers of the world. This new list differs from the site’s June 2008 release owing to several changes in the evaluation process. The TOP500 list is compiled by Hans Meuer of the University of Mannheim, Germany; Erich [...]

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Come 2100 and You May Go Under Water

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New researches by a group of 100 international scientists show that the sea levels will increase to atleast 1.4 metres before the 21st century comes to an end. “We can see the west Antarctic glaciers are shrinking at a rate fast enough to contribute to a sea level rise of 1.4 m by 2100, but [...]

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Without IMEI?!

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A year after the horrific Mumbai 26/11 attacks, the government, on tuesday, 1st december, has finally banned 20 million mobile handsets that do not have an IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) number in order to stop the usage of such phones by terrorists to make communications to high commands and launch attacks. Wikipedia terms the [...]

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No Scope Of President’s Rule Post Mumbai-Chidambaram

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P.Chidambaram today assured the MLA’s that Post Mumbai there is absolutely no scope as to why there would be a President’s rule in West Bengal to restore law and order in the state. He added further that  “a team of officials from centre be sent to the state for discussions with his team of bureaucrats” [...]

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CRPF Personnel Alloted 8800 Houses

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The Centre has approved the construction of 8800 new housing complexes to allot residencial facilities to CRPF personnel, Home Minister P. Chidambaram told the media today. This announcement comes on the occasion of the 70th Rising Day of the central paramilitary forces. The centre, according to the minister, has been much concerned with the living [...]

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Pravin Mahajan’s Release From Jail ?

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Pravin Mahajan, brother and killer of the deceased Pramod Mahajan, late BJP leader, has managed to secure a fourteen day parole from DIG (prisons)and has been released this friday on medical grounds from the Nashik Road Central Jail. He was sentenced to a life imprisonment after being found guilty of killing his brother Pramod Mahajan [...]

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Koda Buys Time Till Dec 4

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Failing Madhu Koda’s scheduled appearance at a special vigilance court today, the Vigilance Bureau has sent fresh summons (read December 4) to the former Jharkhand Chief Minister to appear on the controversial case of money laundering worth Rs. 4000 crores, of the year in which Koda is one of the prime accused. “He was to [...]

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